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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2021 - 08 - 15 - ID#p4sn7q
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Y’all I try so hard not to judge customer orders but why was my first order of the day at 5am two venti iced coffees with 6wm, 6 classic, 6 caramel, extra vsc and sweet cream cold foam 🤢 (self.starbucksbaristas)
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bigghostb00ty 96 points 1y ago
I had one order a tall green tea lemonade with 14 pumps of classic 🤢
silentwhisperer1484 27 points 1y ago
Oh I’ve gotten this too!! Such a specific number, but also in a TALL?? Really???????!!!!!”:82!,& Fills up half of the cup!
buubuubitch 6 points 1y ago
Shouldn’t you be using cold bar pumps on the teas though? In that case it would equal 7 full pumps- which imo is still a lot but yknow
interyx 5 points 1y ago
When it was classic it was full hot bar pumps. Liquid cane gets a cold bar pump with the same number of pumps... at least that's how we did it at my store. I don't know where the standards would be since we switched over so long ago and my store is closed from three people quitting and an outbreak happening at the same time 🙃
buubuubitch 3 points 1y ago
Hmmm my store has a cold bar classic as well, it’s hard to say. I thought by standard almost all cold brews and teas get the half pumps.
bigghostb00ty 3 points 1y ago
I always use cold bar pumps for the iced teas, but that’s still sooooo much sugar in a tiny cup. I don’t know how these people drink this stuff every day. Even some of the partners. It’s crazy. I have a few that get a drink like this on each break. I do not understand.
SnooSuggestions5200 2 points 1y ago
A regular gets a venti black tea with 17 pumps of liquid cane…
[deleted] 1 points 1y ago
i had a trenta passion tea with 20 pumps of liquid cane..... i was appalled
imtotallysurebro 75 points 1y ago
lately I’ve been having pink drinks sub heavy cream with 4 scoops of vanilla bean?? why
goldqueen287 30 points 1y ago
Just…why heavy cream
MiyaDoesThings 55 points 1y ago
It’S kEtO 🤪
MonstrousGiggling 31 points 1y ago
The whole idea is too avoid sugar...


So they add sugar to very high fat liquid.

Makes so much sense.
goldqueen287 3 points 1y ago
RIGHT after reading this on shift a lady came in saying she’s on a keto diet and got the pink drink heavy cream order 😭😭
[deleted] 42 points 1y ago
I’m being health-conscious and trying to lose weight, therefore I turn my 300 calorie sugar drink into a 900 calorie sugar drink😌💪
clumsycalico 18 points 1y ago
I literally said this exact sentence to my boyfriend yesterday when I came in the door complaining how stupid it is people order that shit. 8oz of heavy cream is 400 calories or more, so ~20oz for a venti is literally 1,000 calories. But sure, get sugar free vanilla. That makes it healthy.
Mkhillvgc 14 points 1y ago
This is my least favorite. It comes out so nasty from the shaker and doesn’t even taste good. People at my store get 7 scoops of vanilla bean, then double blend and add Vanilla cold foam. Literally never once
imtotallysurebro 4 points 1y ago
I agree. The acidity + diary + sweetness + thickness really was just not good at all. I get the mods but can't understand heavy cream over coconut milk!
Mkhillvgc 6 points 1y ago
Exactly! I can’t even drink the “drink” drinks with coconut milk
uwumoment 3 points 1y ago
omg made like 3 of these today within 10 minutes. literally the least healthy thing i could think of
goldqueen287 44 points 1y ago
I once had to make 24 pump white mocha iced coffee. Half the cup was mocha.
Catfoodisyummy 34 points 1y ago
Of all the syrups to do 24 why do they pick the pump thats hardest to push
goldqueen287 11 points 1y ago
Literally. Nothing is worse than wm smh
mrhammerant 46 points 1y ago
Ever go to pump chai with the same force as white mocha and spray everything in a two foot radius?
goldqueen287 13 points 1y ago
YES LMAO I was so embarrassed when I found it on my glasses hours later
[deleted] 41 points 1y ago
The customers dont want real coffee anymore
1300727 29 points 1y ago
Because McDonald’s ice cream machine is down.
olivinemultichrome 29 points 1y ago
“Here’s your cup of sugar with a splash of coffee”
crave_you 23 points 1y ago
Reminds me of the time Pam asks Michael Scott for coffee on The Office and he says "milk and sugar" and hands her a cup. And she drinks it and realizes it's really just milk and sugar 🤣https://youtu.be/H9DrxT5meE8 1:25
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Dominicmeoward 14 points 1y ago
another partner a few weeks ago made a venti pink drink with mocha cold foam. disgusting.
sadilg 8 points 1y ago
At the two stores I’ve worked at, apparently that’s becoming a popular drink :,) customers insist that it’s good
Dominicmeoward 7 points 1y ago
The other one I’ve gotten which is a little less gross but still—a white mocha with 6 or sometimes 8 shots. It’s almost half the cup of just espresso, and it slows me down considerably, especially when one customer orders two of them
sadilg 2 points 1y ago
it’s better than any tiktok drink lol
Dominicmeoward 4 points 1y ago
Aside from maybe that mocha pink drink (?) I’m not sure I’ve made any tiktok drinks yet
[deleted] 14 points 1y ago
That’s so much sugar!!
Stellar-naut 12 points 1y ago
Oh man...

We get this lady who comes in, and she orders a trenta Strawberry Acai, all base no added water, extra berries, 7 packets of cane sugar and 50 (fucking FIFTY) pumps of liquid cane sugar added in. As soon as im done shaking it and remove the lid, I hold my breath or else it's just sugar fumes.
80sserialkiller 4 points 1y ago
NO!!!!!!!!!
OutlawJoseyMeow 3 points 1y ago
Bless her heart, that lady needs an intervention
dead-ramone 3 points 1y ago
this is the worst thing i’ve ever read in my life
Smyles9 2 points 1y ago
Do they drink it at all when they’re in the store? Maybe they are using it to split up into a bunch of other drinks or something? Regardless though even in multiple drinks 50 seems at least a little bit excessive.
Competitive-Meet 11 points 1y ago
I scoff at people at 6 am that are like
Customer- " ugh ill feel much more awake after I get some coffee"
Me- " what can I get for you today?"
Customer- " Can I get a mocha cookie crumble Frappuccino "
Me- 😐
uwumoment 5 points 1y ago
why are they getting venti caramel crunches with extra drizzle and extra crunch at 5 am it makes no sense
ZainebBenoit 10 points 1y ago
Sometimes people have to start their day with a bathroom blowout
cdog141 10 points 1y ago
... because they're wankers
black-barista 8 points 1y ago
I just made a short green tea latte with 14 scoops of matcha 💀
c0rnflakkes 7 points 1y ago
how ??? 🤔😂
[deleted] 4 points 1y ago
hi yes can i get a short matcha paste? thanks
quartjarz 8 points 1y ago
had someone get 16 pumps of caramel AND classic in an iced coffee this week......like just drink some syrup why don't you
drinkliquidclocks 7 points 1y ago
All I do at work is silently judge customers. It's one of my only joys 😆 I like vscf but people don't need to put it on EVERYTHING 😅
Cjuytsootgg 7 points 1y ago
All I want to say is… frapp with VSCF
[deleted] 7 points 1y ago
How about a venti hot chocolate with 15 raspberry? (Back when we had raspberry)
the_monkey_socks 5 points 1y ago
My favorite is that their friend will get a VBF with caramel drizzle and they will make fun of their friend for not getting coffee. Like... you didn't get coffee either.
TheYesExpress 4 points 1y ago
I have a regular who gets a Venti iced coffee with caramel, toffee nut, no classic, extra caramel drizzle, and sweet cream. Sometimes a barista puts classic by accident and she has the audacity to say it’s “too sweet” lmao.

I always think to myself “Just say you don’t like coffee”
Avadickerson11 4 points 1y ago
Trenta green tea with 27 pumps of classic
kobo15 3 points 1y ago
Tell me you don’t like coffee without telling me you don’t like coffee
misim1 3 points 1y ago
I cringe when anyone orders a Frappuccino before 11 am
Snuggly_Chopin 3 points 1y ago
Customer here who lurks so I can make my baristas happy by learning through your experiences (hopefully that doesn’t sound like a brag. I really have so much respect for the hard work you all do for crap wages). I have to order half sweet on any drinks unless I just don’t order flavoring at all. I can’t imagine putting more than 4 pumps in anything, so 15 just sounds disgusting!
uwumoment 3 points 1y ago
if it makes you feel any better there’s a lady that consistently comes to my store for a venti caramel crunch frap with 10 funnel cake, 10 vanilla, and 10 caramel.
Snuggly_Chopin 1 points 1y ago
Ugh!
shinymutt 3 points 1y ago
We have a guy who orders something similar. He came back saying there was "no coffee" in it one day... like yeah no shit the syrup takes up half the cup.
_paninipress 3 points 1y ago
I had two grande green iced teas sub almond milk for water with 2 pumps of SF vanilla and two scoops of matcha. I can’t believe someone would want two of those 😷
philosopher_cat_lady 3 points 1y ago
That is fucking disgusting. Also, there will be very little coffee in that.
Dragonfruitme 2 points 1y ago
Especially when they get 10 or pumps of syrup IN A TALL CUP. HOW CAN YOU DRINK THIS… HOWWW
NaturalizedWerewolf 2 points 1y ago
GROSS
SisterAndromeda2007 1 points 1y ago
They quit crack. This is their replacement.
Kayp22296 1 points 1y ago
We had someone come in and order at Trent a iced green tea, no water, 15 honey packets 🙃
nyackitoff 1 points 1y ago
extra sweet scream AND sweet cream cold foam??? huh??????
anitasdoodles 1 points 1y ago
“…you want any coffee with your syrup today…?”
mrcupcake18 1 points 1y ago
Hold up…..someone tried to order a strawberry and creme frappuccino without the cream. And when I say without cream I mean no whipped cream and no cream base but he didn’t want coffee…..uuuuuh what?
hailvy 1 points 1y ago
That makes me want to vomit.

Someone at my store wanted a venti passion tea with 14 pumps of liquid cane today
WingsofFlight 1 points 1y ago
I swear some people order these drinks as a joke.
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